Akhmed Tazhudinov

Akhmed Tazhudinov (Ахмед Магомедович Тажудинов; born 25 January 2003) is a Russian-born Bahraini freestyle wrestler who competes at 97 kilograms. Representing Bahrain, Tazhudinov became the World Champion and Asian Champion in 2023, and is a multiple-time gold medalist in international tournaments.

Career
Akhmed Tazhudinov won one of the bronze medals in the 97 kg category at the 2022 Russian Wrestling Championships. He has been playing for Bahrain since autumn 2022 and made his debut at the Dinmuhamed Kunayev Memorial International Tournament in Taraz, Kazakhstan, in early November 2022, where he won the tournament. A few days later, as part of the Bahrain team in Egypt, he won the Arab Championships.

On 13 April 2023 in Astana, he participated in the 2023 Asian Wrestling Championships and defeated China's Habila Awusayiman in the final to become the Asian champion. On 19 September, 2023, he pinned Magomedkhan Magomedov in the finals of the 2023 World Wrestling Championships to win his first Senior World gold medal. In earlier rounds on the way to the title, he defeated Kyle Snyder and Abdulrashid Sadulaev, who between them had won every world or Olympic title at 97kg dating back to the 2015 World Wrestling Championships.

In his bout with Kyle Snyder, Akhmed Tazhudinov showed phenomenal wrestling and defeated him 10-0. Sadulaev was unable to continue the fight due to a neck injury and withdrew from the competition.

Championships and achievements

 * Senior level
 * 2022 Russian National Championships — 3rd
 * 2023 World Championships — 1st
 * 2023 Asian Championships — 1st
 * 2024 Asian Championships — 1st
 * Junior level
 * 2021 Dagestan state championships — 2nd
 * 2021 Besik Kudukhov international — 3rd

Freestyle record
! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches ! Res. !  Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2024 Asian Championships at 97 kg 🇰🇬 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2024 Yasar Dogu Memorial at 97 kg 🇹🇷 Antalya ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2022 Asian Games at 97 kg 🇨🇳 Lin'an, China ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2023 World Championships at 97 kg 🇷🇸 Belgrade, Serbia ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2023 K.U. Kozhomkul & R. Sanatbaev Memorial at 97 kg 🇰🇬 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2023 Asian Continental Championships at 97 kg 🇰🇿 Astana, Kazakhstan ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Memorial 7th at 97 kg 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Egypt ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2022 Arab Championships at 125 kg 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Egypt ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2022 Russian Nationals at 97 kg 🇷🇺 Kyzyl, Tuva
 * Win
 * 28–2
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Rizabek Aitmukhan
 * style="font-size:88%"|4–2
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|11 April 2024
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2024 Asian Continental Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Win
 * 27–2
 * align=left| Mohammad Hossein Mohammadian
 * style="font-size:88%"|8–2
 * Win
 * 26–2
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Hibiki Ito
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Hibiki Ito
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 25–2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Jonathan Aiello
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|6 October 2023
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2024 Yasar Dogu Memorial International
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 24–2
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Rizabek Aitmukhan
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 23–2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Kollin Moore
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0
 * Win
 * 22–2
 * align=left| Ganbaatar Gankhuyag
 * style="font-size:88%"|7–1
 * 22–2
 * align=left| Ganbaatar Gankhuyag
 * style="font-size:88%"|7–1
 * Win
 * 21–2
 * align=left| Mojtaba Goleij
 * style="font-size:88%"|6–1
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|6 October 2023
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2022 Asian Games
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 20–2
 * align=left|🇰🇷 Seo Ju-hwan
 * style="font-size:88%"|6–1
 * Win
 * 19–2
 * align=left|🇰🇬 Kanybek Abdulkhairov
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 18–2
 * align=left|🇨🇳 Habila Awusayiman
 * style="font-size:88%"|7–3
 * 18–2
 * align=left|🇨🇳 Habila Awusayiman
 * style="font-size:88%"|7–3
 * Win
 * 17–2
 * align=left|🇦🇿 Magomedkhan Magomedov
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|18–19 September 2023
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2023 World Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|
 * Win
 * 16–2
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Abdulrashid Sadulaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|INJ (9–2)
 * Win
 * 15–2
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Kyle Snyder
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0
 * Win
 * 14–2
 * align=left| Maxwell Lacey
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 13–2
 * align=left|🇺🇿 Magomed Ibragimov
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 13–2
 * align=left|🇺🇿 Magomed Ibragimov
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 12–2
 * align=left|🇨🇳 Habila Awusayiman
 * style="font-size:88%"|10–1
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|3 June 2023
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2023 Kaba Uulu Kozhomkul & Raatbek Sanatbaev Tournament
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Win
 * 11–2
 * align=left|🇺🇿 Magomed Ibragimov
 * style="font-size:88%"|5–2
 * Win
 * 10–2
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Bekzat Urkimbay
 * style="font-size:88%"|5–2
 * Win
 * 9–2
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Serik Bakytkhanov
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * 9–2
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Serik Bakytkhanov
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0
 * Win
 * 8–2
 * align=left|🇨🇳 Habila Awusayiman
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|13 April
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2023 Asian Continental Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Win
 * 7–2
 * align=left| Mojtaba Goleij
 * style="font-size:88%"|13–8
 * Win
 * 6–2
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Bekzat Urkimbay
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Bekzat Urkimbay
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Loss
 * 5–2
 * align=left|🇭🇺 Vladislav Baitcaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|4–6
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|25 February 2023
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Memorial
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|
 * Win
 * 5–1
 * align=left|🇨🇳 Habila Awusayiman
 * style="font-size:88%"|8–5
 * style="font-size:88%"|8–5
 * Win
 * align=left|🇪🇬 Diaaeldin Kamal
 * style="font-size:88%"|INJ
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|8 November 2022
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2022 Arab Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2022 Arab Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|
 * Win
 * 4–1
 * align=left|🇮🇶 Ahmed Aljamie
 * style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0
 * Win
 * align=left| Abdelaziz Elsabaa
 * style="font-size:88%"|INJ
 * align=left| Abdelaziz Elsabaa
 * style="font-size:88%"|INJ
 * style="font-size:88%"|INJ
 * Win
 * 3–1
 * align=left|🇷🇺 David Dzugaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|9–3
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|24–26 June 2022
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2022 Russian National Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|
 * Loss
 * 2–1
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Aslanbek Sotiev
 * style="font-size:88%"|5–9
 * Win
 * 2–0
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Maxim Tolmachev
 * style="font-size:88%"|13–6
 * Win
 * 1–0
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Askhab Boltukaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|4–1
 * 1–0
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Askhab Boltukaev
 * style="font-size:88%"|4–1